Experimental research on tungsten alloy spherical fragment penetrating DFRP target plates

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Abstract

Making use of ballistic gun equipment, the effect was studied that dyneema fiber reinforced plastic (DFRP) target plates with different thickness was impacted by two different tungsten alloy spherical fragments. Firstly, according to the ballistic experimental results, the relationship between ballistic limit velocity and target plates area density was obtained. Besides, the empirical formula of ballistic limit velocity was built according to the dimensional analysis method, and the predictive value with the empirical formula was consistent with the experimental results. Secondly, the main failure mode and energy absorption mechanism were analyzed for DFRP target plates impacted by tungsten alloy spherical fragments. Also, the influence of target area density and initial velocity of the tungsten alloy spherical fragment on ballistic absorbing energy was obtained. The research results are valuable for designing fragment warhead and light armor protective structure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)348-353
Number of pages6
JournalBeijing Ligong Daxue Xuebao/Transaction of Beijing Institute of Technology
Volume36
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2016

Keywords

  • Ballistic limit velocity
  • Impact and penetration
  • Tungsten alloy spherical fragment
  • Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber

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